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Paris, 1942. Lucas Steiner is a Jew and was compelled to leave the country. His wife Marion, an actress, directs the theater for him. She tries to keep the theater alive with a new play, and hires Bernard Granger for the leading role. But Lucas is actually hiding in the basement... A film about art and life.
Its late 1942 in Nazi occupied Paris. The theaters are still busy in part because they are one of the few places which still have reliable heating. One of those theaters is the Montmartre, which was formerly owned and directed by the renowned Lucas Steiner, a Jew, who fled the country to unknown parts to avoid persecution and probable concentration camp imprisonment. The theater is now owned by its lead actress, Marion Steiner, Lucas gentile wife. They are mounting a new production called The Disappearance, which was staged by Lucas before his departure. The play is being directed by Lucas assistant, Jean-Loup Cottins, using the notes left by Lucas. In the lead roles are Marion and Bernard Granger, who is new to the company. Bernard seems primarily interested in sex, most particularly with Arlette Guillaume, the companys costume designer who doesnt give him the time of day. The one woman Bernard doesnt seem interested in is Marion. Bernard and Marion have a strictly professional relationship and they work well on stage. They, however, are both hiding issues relating to the war - Marions having to do with Lucas whereabouts - which, when revealed, makes the issues they are hiding about their feelings all the more poignant.
Catherine Deneuve
Marion Steiner
Gérard Depardieu
Bernard Granger
Jean Poiret
Jean-Loup Cottins
Andréa Ferréol
Arlette Guillaume
Paulette Dubost
Germaine Fabre
Jean-Louis Richard
Daxiat
Sabine Haudepin
Nadine Marsac
Maurice Risch
Raymond Boursier
Heinz Bennent
Lucas Steiner
Christian Baltauss
Lucien Ballard - Bernard's Replacement
Pierre Belot
Desk Clerk
René Dupré
Valentin - Writer in Hotel Lobby
Aude Loring
Frau Wiedekind
Alain Tasma
Marc - Jean-Loup's Assistant
Rose Thiéry
Mme. Thierry - Jacquôt's Mother
Jacob Weizbluth
Rosen - Rejected Actor
Jean-Pierre Klein
Christian Leglise
Rénata
Greta Borg - Nightclub Singer
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